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Sponsor asks for help giving law enforcement timely access to protection orders in computer systems
Summary
A senator told the House Judiciary Committee a small but dangerous gap in records access can leave protection orders invisible to officers responding to late-night domestic-disturbance calls; the committee discussed using court case systems to supply the information but deferred action pending consultation with the courts.
Senator Kristen Rohrs (District 27) asked the House Judiciary Committee to consider Senate Bill 2289, which would authorize disclosure of domestic‑violence protection orders to law‑enforcement systems so officers responding to emergency calls can confirm the existence and status of orders even when the order has not yet been uploaded to national indices.
Rohrs described repeated calls from sheriffs whose deputies encountered victims who said they had just obtained protection orders —…
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